Pioneer with Movie Camera Before the age of television, moviegoers throughout the Yishuv and in the young State of Israel flocked to theaters to see Nathan Axelrod’s patriotic Carmel Newsreels. Now these historic documentaries will be available on the Internet. Nirit Anderman Jan 14, 2010 “The newest Eretz Israel newsreel,” proudly proclaimed ads in Davar […]
Movie Genres: Social Problem Film (Message, Socially Conscious Film) Select Biblio
August 25, 2022 by
August 25, 2022 Biblio Movie Genres: Social Problem Film (Message, Socially Conscious Film): Finsterbusch, Kurt and George McKenna (eds) Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues. Guilford, CT: Dushkin, 1984. Roffman, Peter and Jim Purdy. The Hollywood Social Problem Film. Madness, Despair and Politics, from the Depression to the 1950s. Bloomington, Indiana Univ Press, 1981. […]
Movie Stars: Styles, Harry–Hot Movies “Darling” and “My Policeman”
August 22, 2022 by
Ahead of world premieres for Darling and Policeman at both the Venice and Toronto film festivals, the superstar Harry tyles says: “I don’t imagine I’d do a movie for a while.”
Oscar Actors: Brad Pitt–Best Roles–Burn After Reading (2008)
August 20, 2022 by
Burn After Reading (2008) Brad Pitt’s performance in the Coen brothers ensemble-driven, dark-comedy-thriller, Burn After Reading, stands out. It’s a major achievement, considering he’s cast with such fellow Hollywood heavyweights as George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, John Malkovich, JK Simmons, and Richard Jenkins. Pitt plays Chad Feldheimer, a gum-chewing, frosted-tipped personal trainer who has a […]
Film Education: FilmAid International
The organization started by assisting refugees in Macedonia through the use of educational films and entertainment.